I have a vague suspicion that Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar might not be the smartest or most sophisticated comedy in the world. And I have a vague suspicion the movie is exactly what the movie wants … Continue reading
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is another spin on the ol’ time loop formula. We just had the broad comedy take on the Groundhog Day classic last year with Palm Springs and this new film finds its own niche. … Continue reading
Ahh. The end to the To All The Boys trilogy… the epic Netflix saga about a cute teenager and her fraught high school existence. By which I mean, a life full of crises that only a middle class American teenage … Continue reading
Malcolm & Marie is one of those Small Group of People Talk About Philosophical/Cultural/Personal Things For The Entire Movie movies. These can be great… and they can fail. This one – which focuses on arguments and discussions about a couple’s … Continue reading
Earwig and the Witch is the least Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli movies ever produced. It doesn’t have that studio’s sense of fun, imagination, creativity, or charm. It’s a surprisingly boring, uneven mess of a film that I desperately hope is … Continue reading
Space Sweepers is an enjoyable outer space romp with a fun, adventurous spirit and a surprising amount of ambition (if also a little over the top and noisy). It’s a South Korean film with a big budget, some pretty snazzy … Continue reading
The Dig is about a wealthy woman who hires an excavator to dig up the ancient burial mounds on her property in the days leading up to World War 2. And… yeah, I’m sure this is a smart, thoughtful, dreadfully … Continue reading
The Little Things is one heck of a somber, slow, gloomy, ugly bit of film that reminds me of the end of Burn After Reading: what did we learn here? What was this about? Was it as nihilistic and defeatist … Continue reading
Finding ‘Ohana is a new Netflix movie and a decent attempt at a family adventure film hurt by lazy, limp pacing, editing, and directing (maybe even writing). I think the actors are doing the best they can and they are … Continue reading
Penguin Bloom is a surprisingly – if manipulatively – uplifting film and it worked on me, schmaltz and all. Not that it’s too schmaltzy… I think it’s the right amount of honest and genuine peppered in with a little overkill. … Continue reading